# 1963 Diamond D Championship

The 1963 Diamond "D" Championship the Canadian women's curling championship was held from February 25 to 28, 1963 at the St. Andrew's Curling Club in Saint John, New Brunswick.
Team New Brunswick, who was skipped by Mabel DeWare won the event by finishing the round robin with an 8-1 record. This was New Brunswick's first championship. As of 2024, DeWare's rink is the only New Brunswick rink has won a Canadian women's curling championship. This was also the first time in which a team won the championship on their home soil.
British Columbia and Ontario finished tied for second with 7-2 records, necessitating a tiebreaker between the two teams to determine the runner-up. British Columbia won runner-up as they defeated Ontario 6-4. This was also the first tiebreaker that was scheduled for 10 ends as the previous tiebreakers in 1961 were scheduled for 12 ends.

## Teams

The teams are listed as follows:
| Alberta | British Columbia | Manitoba | New Brunswick | Newfoundland |
| Calgary WC, Calgary Skip: Vera Reed Third: Bernie McKenzie Second: Phyllis Crist Lead: Irene Halverson | Kimberley CC, Kimberley Skip: Ina Hansen Third: Ada Calles Second: Isabel Leith Lead: May Shaw | Bethany CC, Bethany Skip: Irene Burton Third: Marjorie Parrott Second: Evelyn Boyd Lead: Margaret Storey | Beaver CC, Moncton Skip: Mabel DeWare Third: Harriet Stratton Second: Forbis Stevenson Lead: Marjorie Fraser | Grand Falls CC, Grand Falls Skip: Violet Pike Third: Margaret Ryan Second: Joan Baker Lead: Ruby Tittemore |
| Nova Scotia | Ontario | Prince Edward Island | Quebec | Saskatchewan |
| Mayflower CC, Halifax Skip: Shirley Robertson Third: Marlene Mullenger Second: Ada Matheson Lead: Molly Nelson | Granite CC, Toronto Skip: Emily Woolley Third: Dadie Smith Second: Jane Clark Lead: Mary Mills | RCAF Summerside CC, Summerside Skip: Fern Seel Third: Bernice Cook Second: Kay Hoare Lead: Elsie Farquhar | Royal Montreal CC, Montreal Skip: Inez Kerr Third: Phyllis Campbell Second: Grace Pratt Lead: Mary Gordon | Moose Jaw CC, Moose Jaw Skip: Mildred Binner Third: Velma Starrak Second: Peggy Johnson Lead: Jean Balderston |

## Round robin standings

Source:
Key :
* Diamond D champion
* Teams to Tiebreaker
| Province | Skip | W | L | PF | PA |
| New Brunswick | Mabel DeWare | 8 | 1 | 102 | 52 |
| British Columbia | Ina Hansen | 7 | 2 | 90 | 47 |
| Ontario | Emily Wooley | 7 | 2 | 94 | 49 |
| Alberta | Vera Reed | 6 | 3 | 79 | 58 |
| Quebec | Inez Kerr | 4 | 5 | 76 | 85 |
| Nova Scotia | Shirley Robertson | 4 | 5 | 68 | 75 |
| Saskatchewan | Mildred Binner | 4 | 5 | 64 | 78 |
| Prince Edward Island | Fern Seel | 3 | 6 | 65 | 98 |
| Newfoundland | Violet Pike | 1 | 8 | 50 | 94 |
| Manitoba | Irene Burton | 1 | 8 | 44 | 96 |

## Round robin results

Source:

### Draw 1

Monday, February 25
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Prince Edward Island (Seel) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 |
| New Brunswick (DeWare) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | X | 14 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Saskatchewan (Binner) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Ontario (Wooley) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Alberta (Reed) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Quebec (Kerr) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Manitoba (Burton) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Nova Scotia (Robertson) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Newfoundland (Pike) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| British Columbia (Hansen) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 |

### Draw 2

Monday, February 25
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Nova Scotia (Robinson) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Alberta (Reed) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Prince Edward Island (Seel) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 |
| British Columbia (Hansen) | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | X | 13 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Newfoundland (Pike) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Manitoba (Burton) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Quebec (Kerr) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Saskatchewan (Binner) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| New Brunswick (DeWare) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| Ontario (Wooley) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 |

### Draw 3

Tuesday, February 26
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Saskatchewan (Binner) | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Newfoundland (Pike) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| New Brunswick (DeWare) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | 14 |
| Quebec (Kerr) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | X | 7 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Ontario (Wooley) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | X | 12 |
| Nova Scotia (Robinson) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| British Columbia (Hansen) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| Alberta (Reed) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Manitoba (Burton) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| Prince Edward Island (Seel) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |

### Draw 4

Tuesday, February 26
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Quebec (Kerr) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 12 |
| Manitoba (Burton) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | 5 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Newfoundland (Pike) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 4 |
| Ontario (Wooley) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | X | 12 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| New Brunswick (DeWare) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| British Columbia (Hansen) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Prince Edward Island (Seel) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 6 |
| Nova Scotia (Robinson) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | X | 14 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Alberta (Reed) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| Saskatchewan (Binner) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |

### Draw 5

Tuesday, February 26
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Ontario (Wooley) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 7 |
| Alberta (Reed) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | 9 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| British Columbia (Hansen) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | X | X | 16 |
| Manitoba (Burton) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Saskatchewan (Binner) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| Prince Edward Island (Seel) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Newfoundland (Pike) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 4 |
| New Brunswick (DeWare) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | 10 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| Nova Scotia (Robinson) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| Quebec (Kerr) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 |

### Draw 6

Wednesday, February 27
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Manitoba (Burton) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 1 |
| Ontario (Wooley) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | X | 13 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| New Brunswick (DeWare) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | X | 8 |
| Alberta (Reed) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 5 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Saskatchewan (Binner) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| British Columbia (Hansen) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Prince Edward Island (Seel) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| Quebec (Kerr) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Newfoundland (Pike) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 |
| Nova Scotia (Robinson) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 8 |

### Draw 7

Wednesday, February 27
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Ontario (Wooley) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 9 |
| British Columbia (Hansen) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | X | 5 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Alberta (Reed) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 5 |
| Prince Edward Island (Seel) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | X | 12 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Manitoba (Burton) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Saskatchewan (Binner) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Nova Scotia (Robinson) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 6 |
| New Brunswick (DeWare) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | X | 10 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| Quebec (Kerr) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Newfoundland (Pike) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |

### Draw 8

Thursday, February 28
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Alberta (Reed) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 14 |
| Newfoundland (Pike) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 3 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Saskatchewan (Binner) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Nova Scotia (Robinson) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| British Columbia (Hansen) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | X | 12 |
| Quebec (Kerr) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | X | 7 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Prince Edward Island (Seel) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 3 |
| Ontario (Wooley) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | X | 14 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| New Brunswick (DeWare) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| Manitoba (Burton) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |

### Draw 9

Thursday, February 28
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| New Brunswick (DeWare) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | X | 15 |
| Saskatchewan (Binner) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 1 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Nova Scotia (Robinson) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| British Columbia (Hansen) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Manitoba (Burton) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |
| Alberta (Reed) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | X | 12 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Newfoundland (Pike) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | X | 6 |
| Prince Edward Island (Seel) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | X | 9 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Ontario (Wooley) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Quebec (Kerr) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |

## Tiebreaker

Friday, March 1
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| British Columbia (Hansen) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 6 |
| Ontario (Wooley) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | X | 4 |

## Records

This event set or tied several scoring records of which have either been tied or still stand as of 2023.
* Ontario's 14-13 victory over eventual champion New Brunswick in Draw 2 set the record the most combined points scored between two teams in a single game (27). This record was later tied in 1967 and still has not been surpassed since.
* Draw 5 saw the following records set or tied:
** British Columbia's 16-0 win over Manitoba was the first time that a team scored a shutout in the Canadian women's championship. To date, the 16 points scored by British Columbia is the most points ever scored by a winning team in a shutout.
** Saskatchewan's steal of 6 points in the fifth end tied the record for most stolen points scored in a single end. This also occurred in 1961 and has been matched four other times since (most recently in 2019).
** Quebec's 7 points in the sixth end against Nova Scotia set the record for most points scored in a single end. This record has since been matched three times (1972, 2020, and 2023).